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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

II anybody doubted before that the
Jackson Clarion WAS Jones s. Hamiltons
personal organ, he could not fail to be
convinced by its issue of last week. 1t
not only did not publish the testimony
taken before the coronur's inquest, hut
published report of the killing highly
cOlOrcd in Hamilton's favor. And it did
not stop at this. 1t published as true a
statement that WAS absolutely false, and
which he new To be false, to-wit: that
the investigation had before the corOner's
inquest was er parte, when rs matter of
fact the jury examined all the witnesses
it could get before it who knew anything
of the killing, including Eubanks, AL
brecht, Figures and the black carriage
driver, four of the accused, and also City
Marshal Caraway, suspected Of com
plicity in the murder. People who do not
like to support paper which stands in
with corrupt rings and cliques should
spew the Clarion out, aud we are glad to
know they are doing il.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

From more than one quarter and from
hundreds of law abiding citizens since the
horrible assassination of young Gambrell
IN jackson has come the proposition of
raising u body of determined men and go.
ing to Jackson and taking the assassins
out in broad day light and swinging them
to limb. but among the very first to
step to the front and disconntenance such
step is the father of the murdered young
man, and We hope his wise council will
prevail. Let the law take it's course.
Our State has already been made to blush
too often because of mob violence, and be-
sides resort TO it in this instance would
lie to discount the very principles for
which the dead young editor wss willing
30 lay down his life. No, let there he no
violence, and let M innocent person b.
punish d, bnt let the people see 10 it that
the guilty are punished as the law pre-.
seribes. ii the servants Of the law daily
with justice and fail tO do their duty, il
IL be time enough then for the peopl. o
IL he tie law .Ato tle!.' own hands.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

work against tic salnuns has been
re pca,edly threatened. Friends
have come to US tn warn us of dan.
ger, and we have been Swallowed
repeatedly by saloon men. Rode
rick has been threatened. This
tragedy, in its details Of betrayal
and cool plotting, all ending in
brutal assassination, gives solemn
emphasis to repeated threats. The
situation is grave. Within q few
weeks three men have been assassi-
mated in Kinds county. We have
reached crisis as acute and alarm
ing as any that ever tried a PEG.
pie. We are beyond differences Of
opinion, as to prohibition or the
right of the press To state plainly
what Is believed to be true of pub
lie men. One single, simple
question must be answered by the
people of this country, and on its
proper answer hinges our ciyiliza-
tion. That question is this: Shall
assassination be the means of
carrying out personal ends, or
redresSsng real or supposed grie0
onceS upon its answer depends
all our safety as people. Shall
the true manhood of this country
crouch in silence under the muzzles
of the pistols or shot guns of assas
sinsP
Ia it not time that we awake to
our danger and settle this
question in favor of q true civiliza.
tion7
Another thing. This paper has,
with unvarying voice, plead for
the reign of law. When the humblest
negro has been mobbed, we have
said the law should avenge the in
suit offered TO the majesty Of the
State. And now that our own boy,
our first born, lies in his bloody
grave, With a heart bleeding at every
pore and all the manhood with
which God has endowed us crying
out in Indignation against the IN
manly, dark deed, we again say, let
the law reign, We beg that not
one word which might lead to law
Iessncss be uttered by any friend OF
the dead editor or our friends. The
crisis is too grave for any thing
but the highest wisdom and cour-
age. Let all his wounds plead, rs his pen
| was wont to plead, for law. We believe
that God, whose eye is in every place
beholding the evil and the good will
av-nge this innocent blood. The light is
breaking in. the coils are lightning
around the assassins. Several arrests
have been made, witnesses. little sus-
pected of being near, have fixed guilt OF
some. AS vigorous prosecution will be
made as our means will afford, and man!
are rendering help. We believe the
whole people, if not led aside by excite
ment, will rise up and say, "Law must
reign" There is need, not of excitement
or spirit of revenge, but of n steady
strong purpose on all sides to hunt dowr
and bring to justice, at the hands of thu
law, every guilty man. And purpose
just as high and firm to vindicate all til.
innocent who may be suspected.
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ONE LIVED. TIE OTHER DIED.

woman formerly q slave IL nov our COOK
About eighteen months ago she became scklJ
and hsd Q cough and WA confined TO bed, and
II was thought she had consumption. The treat
ment by physicians failed IN Tive relief. In De-
cemonr, 1884, node or knot the siEe Of goose
egg formed Just above the pit Of the stomach,
which when lancod discharged matter for or v
m onths. One Of these also formed under her
arm, and three on her back. which discharged
matter for q considerable time. For six months
Of this time she was confined to the house, ana
most of the time In bed. The stomach often re-
fused food by rejecting what she had eaten. She
used q great deal Of medicine, but failed to be
cured. I bought ore bottle Of your h. b. B.:
made in Atlanta, CAL and gave II 10 her ana
she commenced to improve. ! then bought ana
gave Ter three bottles more, and sne eoptlnueu
To improve aud in two months time ber cough
ha 4 ceased. her constitution strengthened, eP
petite AMI digestion good, all discharges ceased,
nodes or knots disappeared aud she went 70
work apparently healthy and fattened up greatly.
This woman had married sister of near same
age who was affected In precisely the same way
amt about the same time. She had node OF Knot
on pit OF stomach, back, etc. she DID not take
any u. b. b. and the node on her stomach ate
through the cavity. she continued on the ue-
cline ami wasted away and finally died.
These were two terrible cases OF blood pots on.
one used b. B. b. and was speedily cured-the
other did not use 1t ana died. IL Ia most assur
edly most wonderful blood purifier. ! refer
TO erchants OF this town. Yours truly
W. T. ROBINSON.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

The State Press Convention at
Meridian adjourned on Thursday, to
meet again next year at Grenada,
on the second Wednesday in May.
The following officers were elected
President, w. A. Henry, Of the
Yazm City Sentinel; First Vice
President, w. l.. Mitchell, Of the
Hnzlehurst Signal; second vice.
president, j. w. Buchanan, of the
Grenada Sentinel; assistant secre,
tary to fill unexpired term Of three
years, Miss Mary A. Slavery; treas
urer, b. T. Hobbs, of the BROOK
HAVEN LEADER; annual orator,
j. II. Martin, of the Jackson New
Mississippian; essyists, L. T. Car
Isle, of the West Point Leader, and
j. II. Anderson, of the Kosciusko
Star; poets, Miss Lulah Ragsdale.
of Brookhaven, and j. X. Almon, OF
the Alderman Guardian.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

Special attention is directed to q "Eo.
tice to the public" in to-day's paper by
Rev. J. B. Gambrell, father to the MUIR
iered young editor, and We would sng-
gest the calling of a meeting of the law
abiding citizens of our town and county
Mt on early day to express their indigna-
natien at the great crime that has been
committed under the very shadow Of the
State Capitol. and looking to the raising
of funds to assist in the prosecution. II
isa cause in which every law abiding cit
izen of the State is vitality interested.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
TO THE PUBLIC.

From NIL sides, have received words of
insistance that the secution of tho as
s,ssins of X. u. Gambrell shall bo made
the case of all the people. Eminent cit
liens insist that so foul blow aimed at
the liberty of the press, NO bold All attempt
10 crush out reform by means universally
drtestcl by all civilized people, are u
challenge to the manhood of the common
wealth, and the whole people should
take up the cause against the men who
have put this blot on our State. Letters
from men and women of all classes have
come with offers of help. was in donbt
as TO my duty in n situation so new and
extraordinary, and therefore, invited q
few men of discretion to advise me. 1t
was their judgment that the people
should be permitted to take up their cause
aud help as they might wish to vindicate
the honor of the State. Therefore, all
nouuce that, AZ the expense of the prose
eution must necessarily be far greater
than my means could support, will ac-
erpt such aid as the law-abiding people
wish to render toward II full vindication
of the law. Every community and indi.
NidnaI is left free TO take such action rs
seems good.
Funds can liz remittcd to me or placed
to my credit in any bank. A strict &C.
count will be kept ind a showing made at
the proper time,
J. Z. GANBRELL.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

Eloise, and Miss Kate Durham, his
niece, and to them we are under
especial obligations for some Of the
most pleasant recollec,ions of our
sojouru 10 the magic City. Mr.. A.
Lewenthal. Jr., our associ ale, was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Kahn,
and was alike royalty treated. We are
also under special obligations to
Mr. L. p. Brown. a friend of our boy
hood days, but now one ofthe most
successful business men and most
honored citi zens OF Meridian, for ap
preciated courtesies during our
stay.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
The Press Convention.

The annual session of the Missis-
sippi Press Convention which con
vened at Meridian on the 18th and
adjourned on the 18th Of May was
one of the most enjoyable in the
history Of the Association. The adj
dress Of welcome was delivered by
Hon. E. Watkins and responded to
by b. G.. Adams, of the Grenada
sentinel. Both the speeches were
unusually oppropos and con
tanned many points Of interest and
instruction. AT night beautiful
address of welcome was real by
Miss Rassie Hoskins, to which Hon.
E. F. Noel responded in fitting
terms. There were some other lit
erary exercises among which were
the Grafton of Mr.. r. H. Henry, the
essays of DR.. Luther Sexton and E.
L. Martin and n poem by Miss Alice
A. Amason, of Kosciusko.
The business of the Association
took more decisive form than ever
before. Several measures were
adopted which will make future
meetings highly profitable to the
members of the Press. The next
Legislature will be asked to enact
some laws which the general public
will doubtless approve.
The event of the meeting was the
presence Of ex President Davis and
his accomplished daughter. They
were invited by the committee on
arrangements to meet the members
of the Press as well as the people of
the city. The enthusiastic recep-
ton rendered them and the respect
with which the noble chieftain was
treated, showed how the name Of
Dpvis is loved and revered in the
State of Mississippi. Had we the
space We would write more about
the great and noble chieftain, for
great and noble he is. The
impartial pen will sooner or later
place him in the annals of the
worlds illustrious men. Miss
Winnie comes up fully to the ex
pectation of her fathers admirers
She is not alone the daughter of
tho Confederacy but also its idol.
Altogether the meeting was
fraught with much pleasure to all,
for which the people of Meridian
deserve the highest praise. The
public spirit which characterizes
their action in enterprises Of profit
and industry, characterized their
reception to the members of the
Press. No Mississippian can
visit Meridian without being ben
efitted-without being proud Of the
fact that such place with such
people is a metropolis of his State.
During our stay we were .the
frtunate guest of our old friend
Capt. ID. c. Durham and his pleas
ant household consisting of himself. |
his daughters Misses Willie and !
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
P. T. Byrne Sec't'y

The price of whisky in Cincinnati
is $l.OS per gallon, wholesale. The
tax is 80 cents per gallon. 1t seems
a man is getting away with Il gallon
of the soul-destroying stuff swallows
ninety cents worth of revenue
stamps and eighteen cents worth OF
whisky. Why not put the tax up
tn Sl.OS per gallon, let the thirst
men chew the revenue stamps ana
throw the whisky awayf Here is a
hint to the prohibitionists.-Er.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
LAWRENCE COUNTY MATTERS.
News Gathered and Reported by
our Special Correspc ndent.
MONTICELLO, Miss, May IS, 18e

MONTICELLO, Miss, May Is, 1897.
The Methodist Quarterly Confer
ence, presided over by the Rev. Dir.
Weems, was concluded on yester-
day at this place. Much interest
was manifested-the attendance
being good, the proceedings of the
Conference harmonious, the
sermons excellent, and general
interest and good feeling at
tended all the exercises. The
Revs. Mr.. Wcems. P. f., Mr.. Hoover
pastor, and Mr.. Beason, were the
ministers present. Several visiting
brothers and sisters " ere in atten-
dance, amongst whom i may men
tion the cheerful, amiabIe and
devoted Miss Fannie Larkin, OF
Brookhaven.
Two weeks have certainly ripened
politics considerably, but so gradual
has been the process, it is difficult
to point it out. One new name, DR..
G. A. Teunisson, has been added TO
the list of candidates, he having
formally announced for Represents
tive. or course there are other good
men and true" TO hear from, but we
think the list as it stands, speaks
we'll for our county. There seems
TO be no fear as to the safety aud
well being of our affairs, no matter
who, of all the candidates, shall be
the successful ones. We hope the
manhood and good sense Of the
people will prevail, and no bitterness
nor mud throwing attend the entire
struggle.
The deep shadow Of sadness
thrown over Us by the assassination
of r. d. GambrelI, has been attend
ed by universal feeling OF indig-
nation. From every quarter l hear
men clamoring for the vindicatlon OF
law and Justice, and that the blood
of this young man be avenged. As
another legal investigation ia taking
place to-day, there is likely To be
further developments in the case
betere this article can reach your
readers, but our people say if he
time has come that u man cannot
watch and criticize the CROOKED
ness" Of high officials, without being
"spotted' and entrapped in an am
buscade OF cut-throats, there to be
harbarously butchered, and the
authors be permitted to go unpun-
ished. then our State is in deplora-
BILE condition.
would not say one word to
cause the fiery passion to displace
reason in this case, and by all
means let justice be meted out by
the law of the land, and not by the
madness Of mob; still, judging by
all the evidence SO far tduced
notably that Of the co-defendants, /
must say, with the many men | have
heard pass on the case, that there
was a carefully concocled con
spiracy, and a premeditated and
eowardly assassination, and we feel
that Mississippi can not and will
not permit this diaholical outrage to
90 unpublished. If she does, we feel
that the God of nature will demand
of us, and force US to pay ten times
the penalty OF that hero's blood.
l see some papers Of the State
seek to Offer excuse for this
tragedy and ask that the matter
he dropped where it is-hoping thus.
of course, to shield the bloody hand
ed wretches who perpetrate the
crime. From all such, l hope good
people everywhere will withhold
firmly and irrevocably any further
support.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Dt.srirt.Atsorary

We are authorized to announce
F. A. MCLAlN
80 candidate for re. election :" the ofilC.
vi District. Attorney of the 10Th Judicial
District; snhject TO the action of the
Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce
JEFF. TRULY
as candidate for District Attorney of
Oh, 10th Judicial District; subject to the
action of the Democratic Convention.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
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According to the figures compil-
ed from the American Almanac in
the presidential election in 1875 the
popular vote stood 4,033,9 $50 for
Hayes, 4,aS4.SS. for Tilden, Sl,74O
for Peter Cooper, the Greenback can
didatc, and 952s for Smith, the
Prohibition candidate. In 1880
Garfield received 5,449,053, Han
cock 4,442,O25, Weaver, Greenback
candidate, 3O7.3O6. Neal Dow,
Prohibitionist, lO,3O5. In 1884
Cleveland received 4,Hl, OF, Blaine
4.S48,334. Butler, Greenback can
l33.S25. and St John,
ProhibiLionist, Isl 800.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
The q Smbrell Tragedy.

This awful ana slckcnlng CRIME
to be the all-absorbiDg
suljrct in the minds Of The people Of
Mississippi and is likely to claim n
large share If their attention for
weeks and months To come.
As announced in our issue of last
week, the testimony taken before the
coroner's jury thoroughly upset the
claim that Gambrell had first made
the attack on Hamilton and was
killed by the latter in self defense,
and led To the arrest Of Jones ).
Hamilton, l.. n. Eubanks, J. W.
Albrecht, W. II. Figures and Bill
Hardy, colored, as parties to his
cowardly and brutal assassination.
The & ur last named persons were
jailed and Hamilton placed under
guard at home to await the improve
ment Of his wounds. The State is
represented by District Attorney
K. y. Miller, Hon. G.. b. Huddleston,
Hon. John VI. Allen, Martin IL Mar
shall and Brams Il Alexander, and
the defendants by Nugent Il Nc.
Willie, Calhoun il Green, McLaurin
& McLaurin, Sessions & Cassidy
and Harris & Harris.
The preliminary trial of Eubanks,
which will bring out all the main
facts in the case, began last Monday
before Chancellor Pcyton on a writ
OF ha6eas corpus, and is still in pro.
gress. The testimony thus far TAX.
en- is very damaging indeed to all
the defendants and goes more clear
ly to establish their guilt than that
taken before the coroners jury. So
far the negro carriage driver Hardy
Eubanks and Hamilton, ali three &c.
cused parties, are the only ones tn
claim that Hamilton's carriage was
on the scene when the shooting be.
gan; while mrre than a half dozen
tlisintcrested witnesses swear posi-.
lively no carriage was about the
bridge at the time Of or immediate
~ following the shooting-a state
mcnt corrob0rated before the coro-
ner's jury BY Albright and Figures
themselves, who claim to have been
in full view when the shooting be-
gan. The fact seems to be that had
not the plot of assassination miscar
ried to the extent Of Hamilton's get
ing shot--spmething not taken into
! The calculation at tirst-the carriage
story would never have been invent
cd, and that vehicle would have
been seen in another part Of town at
the time Of the killing with Hamil-
ton in it Hamilton's published
statement in the Times Democral
that his fight on the bridge with
Gambrrll was a hand to hand strug
gle during which he struck Gam
hrell several blows over the head
with his pistol, is completely upset
by the strongest kind of testimony
As matter of fact, it is shown by
number of credible witnesses, tina,
after Gambrell was PROSTATE and
dying from the pistol shots he had
received from The assassins, and the
latter bad started away from the
scene Of the murder, one OF them, as
if taking second thought, to proven,
his making dying statement, re
turned to where he lay and dealt
him n number Of brutal blows on the
head with heavy pistol to make
their hellish work complete.
| Injustice is done-and this tiMe
the people intend to see that it is-in
due time Jones S. Hamilton, J. w
Albrecht, l.. NJ. Eubanks and W.
Fl. Figures will be dangling at the
business end of a rope.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

Amy body who wants paper that is
ever bold and out-spoken in tho interests
of the people and scorns to be frttered by
fear or favor, will find it in the New Mis-
sissIpp,an, published at Jacl son by the
Martin Brothers. 1t il an ornament to
journalism and should receive the sup
port Of every good citizen in the State.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
vi others Friend
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A SHERIFF RELEASED.

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[Signedl J. K. HoLCoMBE, JR.,
Sheriff of HARRISON county, Ga.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

Tho Pascagoula Democrat-Star. the
Kosciusko Star, and the Crystal Springs
Meteor gave Charley Wright pretty much
the same sort of rebuke last week for his
ghoulish attack on the dead as he recciv-
ed from The LEADER.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

The Sword ana Shield will be contin-
continued and swerve not one jot from
Its former bold and manly course. Let
the friends of the paper rally around it
closer than ever
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

a correspondent of the Fayctte
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Cassidy as u candidate for Floater
from Lincoln and Jefferson.
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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19

Wayne county responds to Roderick
Gambrells assassination with a Prohibi-
ton majority of over 400 majority.